Sergei Diaghilev. "Russian Seasons" Forever
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Sergei Diaghilev. "Russian Seasons" Forever
29.99 €
The book by the Dutch historian Sjeng Schijen is the most complete biography of Sergei Diaghilev (1872–1929) to date.
Diaghilev dreamed of becoming a singer, composer, and art critic, but he took on the task of composing a much more mysterious and global work — an image of the future of art. The ability to capture and bring to light something new and unprecedented is the very essence of his genius. Diaghilev's "Russian Seasons" defined the reputation of Russian art as the most advanced, extraordinary, and exciting ballet phenomenon for a hundred years to come.
A seer and a tyrant, a catcher of souls and an incorrigible loner, a visionary and a provocateur, he heard the music before the composer who wrote it and saw the dance before the first step. Scheijen's book is unique and interesting not only for its main character, but also for the great number of life details of Russian and European modernism, the dramaturgy of the relationships between the main names of music, theater and painting of the 20th century. After all, during his short life, Diaghilev communicated and collaborated with Chekhov, Rimsky-Korsakov, Bakst, Benois, Rodin, Debussy, Matisse, Picasso, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Mayakovsky, Balanchine, Coco Chanel and others.
Diaghilev's biography is like an extravagant adventure novel, although everything in it is true.
The book publishes rare photographs, documents, sketches of costumes and scenery - priceless evidence of art that lives beyond all boundaries.
Diaghilev dreamed of becoming a singer, composer, and art critic, but he took on the task of composing a much more mysterious and global work — an image of the future of art. The ability to capture and bring to light something new and unprecedented is the very essence of his genius. Diaghilev's "Russian Seasons" defined the reputation of Russian art as the most advanced, extraordinary, and exciting ballet phenomenon for a hundred years to come.
A seer and a tyrant, a catcher of souls and an incorrigible loner, a visionary and a provocateur, he heard the music before the composer who wrote it and saw the dance before the first step. Scheijen's book is unique and interesting not only for its main character, but also for the great number of life details of Russian and European modernism, the dramaturgy of the relationships between the main names of music, theater and painting of the 20th century. After all, during his short life, Diaghilev communicated and collaborated with Chekhov, Rimsky-Korsakov, Bakst, Benois, Rodin, Debussy, Matisse, Picasso, Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Mayakovsky, Balanchine, Coco Chanel and others.
Diaghilev's biography is like an extravagant adventure novel, although everything in it is true.
The book publishes rare photographs, documents, sketches of costumes and scenery - priceless evidence of art that lives beyond all boundaries.
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